By Ron Wood

European importers often ask American suppliers to ship their products on europallets.

American companies usually have not heard of the euro pallet type and do not know that europallets are the most common industrial pallet standard in the European Union. Below are six different advantages that the euro pallet type delivers to companies in the European supply chain.

Most importantly, unlike American stringer pallets, used europallets are exchangeable in Europe and therefore have a value. When European companies no longer need their europallets, they can call their local pallet company who will pay them money based upon their condition and pick them up.

The euro pallet type is also the most widely used type that moves through European supply chains which are typically highly automated. Manufacturers of medical equipment, drugs, automobile parts and chemicals almost always process their products in automated material handling systems that only use europallets. In contrast to the euro pallet type, managers of automated warehouses in Europe face higher costs and significant delays when they have to move goods imported from America off American pallet types and on to europallets.

Moreover, American stringer pallets often cause costly disposal fees for European importers because of European Union's Packaging Waste Reduction Laws, which levy expensive disposal taxes on pallets that cannot be reused. Euro pallets are exchangeable and built to be repaired, and therefore are not subject to these taxes until they reach the end of their lifecycle.

The European Pallet Association, began in the early 1990s as the regulatory authority for the euro pallet standard. They work with third party inspection agencies to enforce strict quality control rules for manufacturers and repairers of europallets that they license on an individual basis.

The euro pallet is also one of only six types in the entire world recognized by the highly respected International Organization for Standardization, making it truly a global platform.

Traceability of each unit is built-in to genuine Euro pallets. Companes that build fake Euro pallets with counterfeited markings are aggressively prosecuted in Europe. Users as well as authorities can request an inspection of any suspect Euro pallets.

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